As Expected State sides with PSE&G over Ridgewood pole objections
Monday December 2, 2013, 9:18 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Disappointed residents are “weighing their options” now that PSE&G has received state approval to continue installing new taller poles with higher voltage lines in Ridgewood.
Residents had voiced objections to the new poles’ 65-foot height, route and related safety concerns, but the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) decided in a public meeting on Nov. 22 – nearly three months after it granted Ridgewood a hearing on the issue -that PSE&G could continue its work, part of a regional transmission upgrade project.
“While the board has reviewed the foregoing considerations and local zoning provisions set forth by the village at length, the board hereby finds that they are outweighed by the greater public interest,” the BPU stated in its decision.
The group Individuals Concerned About Residential Electricity (ICARE), which formed when PSE&G began the installation this past summer on Hope Street and Spring Avenue, issued a statement on Tuesday.
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